Improvement in convertible chairs



0. BURNITZ.

a Convertible Chair.

No. 202,327. Patented April I6, 1 78.

Wis /#44 PETERs, PHOTWUTROGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D C.

.UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHRISTIAN BURNITZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CONVERTIBLE CHAIRS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 202,327, dated April16, 1878; application filed September 13, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN BURNITZ, of Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Chair or Loungeand Bed Combined, of which the following is a full and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in whichFigure l is a perspective of this piece of furniture while convertedinto a bed, and Fig. 2 is a sectional end elevation of the same incondition for use as a chair or lounge.

The nature of my invention relates to chairs or lounges in which theseat can be opened and extended, and the back can be turned down orlowered, so as to form a comfortable bed; and my invention consists inthe combination, construction, and arrangement of the parts composing mybed, lounge, or chair, as fully hereinafter explained.

In the drawing, A is the main frame of the chair, being supported uponlegs a, and B is the extension-frame, having arm-rests b, with theprojection acorn shaped ornaments O, which will form the feet for saidframe B while extended. This frame B is attached to frame A by hinges cat the front of the chair.

- D is the back, which is also pivoted to the rear of the main frame Aat d, the end rails of which are elongated to a point some distancebelow the pivot 01 and to the extreme ends of these elongated portionsof the back are pivoted the ends of two rods, E, the opposite ends ofwhich are coupled to the inward faces of the end rails of extension-seatB at a point a short distance back of hinge 0, so that while raising andturning the seat B the back D will recline; and when the seat isentirely extended the back has arrived at such an inclination bestsuited for a head-rest; and in folding the seat again so as to convertthe bed into a chair the back will be raised to its former position.

The above will make a very strong and durable piece of furniture, whichcannot very easily get out of order, and which, with a single movement,is changed into the desired form. It is simple in its construction, andtherefore cheap to manufacture. N 0 iron folding legs, so damaging tothe carpet, are required.

The front upper edge of frame B, when extended, is provided with afoot-board, f, which, when the seats are folded, enters a narrow spacebetween the main frame A and back D.

What I claim as my invention is- In combination with the main frame A,the folding frame B, having projecting legs C, and back D, havingelongated side rails, frame B and back D being connected together byrods E, all constructed, arranged, and operating substantially asdescribed, for the purpose set forth.

CHRISTIAN BURNITZ.

Witnesses:

WM. H. LoTz, EMIL H. FROMMANN.

